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<p>The article presents the results of a pilot programme to include psychological tests in the qualification rules for candidates for military divers and scuba divers. 207 candidates for training at the Polish Army Divers and Scuba Divers Training Centre were tested. They were subjected to mental fitness tests, personality tests, psychomotor fitness tests and general fitness tests. Numerous psychological contraindications to undertaking training and diving service were identified; the most common issue identified being a lack of robustness of the diver’s mental state for dealing with the situations likely to be encountered in the water. The conclusions suggest that, as in other countries, psychological examinations should be included in the qualification of candidates for diving. The results of the tests, despite their non-mandatory nature, were partly taken into account in the opinion of the Military Maritime and Medical Commission.</p>
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The article presents the results of a pilot programme to include psychological tests in the qualification rules for candidates for military divers and scuba divers. 207 candidates for training at the Polish Army Divers and Scuba Divers Training Centre were tested. They were subjected to mental fitness tests, personality tests, psychomotor fitness tests and general fitness tests. Numerous psychological contraindications to undertaking training and diving service were identified; the most common issue identified being a lack of robustness of the diver’s mental state for dealing with the situations likely to be encountered in the water. The conclusions suggest that, as in other countries, psychological examinations should be included in the qualification of candidates for diving. The results of the tests, despite their non-mandatory nature, were partly taken into account in the opinion of the Military Maritime and Medical Commission.

Selected psychological aspects of qualifying candidates for divers and scuba divers

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The article presents the results of a pilot programme to include psychological tests in the qualification rules for candidates for military divers and scuba...

Selected psychological aspects of qualifying candidates for divers and scuba divers

Published Online: Nov 10, 2023

Page range: 55 - 60

Accepted: Mar 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2022-0016

Keywords
diver qualification, psychological qualification, method selection

© 2022 Władysław Wolański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Selected psychological aspects of qualifying candidates for divers and scuba divers

Published Online: Nov 10, 2023

Page range: 55 - 60

Accepted: Mar 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2022-0016

Keywordsdiver qualification, psychological qualification, method selection

© 2022 Władysław Wolański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
diver qualification, psychological qualification, method selection